A spot of name calling by a former minister regarding Speaker John Bercow's objections to HS2.. and a claim by Birmingham Airport that HS2 will increase the likelihood of airplane crashes... and Glasgow 2014 finds Scotrail struggling to meet demand...
And next week's mainline steam excursions are listed for your information.....
In the US, oil transportation and the need for transparency exercises official minds... while California's high speed rail project faces another environmental lawsuit..
Click on the links for more details..........
Headlines
UK
Former Tory rail minister launches furious HS2 attack on 'biased cry baby' John Bercow: Ex-minister lashes out as Speaker complains of traffic jams.(MailOnline)
HS2 rail link a waste of £50bn(letter) (The Scotsman)
Birmingham Airport: HS2 will cause aeroplanes to be at higher risk of crashes.(Express & Star)
Glasgow 2014: ScotRail struggling to meet demand.(The Scotsman)
Emergency services respond to ‘train collision’ in training exercise.(Bedford Today)
Mainline Steam Schedule
Railway Herald - Railtours
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Monday 9th June 2014
The Jacobite (West Coast Railway Company)
- To be confirmed Fort William - Glenfinnan - Mallaig (break) - Glenfinnan - Fort William
The Jacobite (Afternoon Train) (West Coast Railway Company)
- To be confirmed Fort William - Glenfinnan - Mallaig (break) - Glenfinnan - Fort William
Tuesday 10th June 2014
The Jacobite (West Coast Railway Company)
- To be confirmed Fort William - Glenfinnan - Mallaig (break) - Glenfinnan - Fort William
The Jacobite (Afternoon Train) (West Coast Railway Company)
- To be confirmed Fort William - Glenfinnan - Mallaig (break) - Glenfinnan - Fort William
Wednesday 11th June 2014
The Fellsman (Statesman Rail)
- WCRC Pool Lancaster (pu) - Preston (pu) - Blackburn (pu) - Clitheroe (pu) - Long Preston (pu) - Settle - Appleby - Carlisle (break) and return
The Jacobite (West Coast Railway Company)
- To be confirmed Fort William - Glenfinnan - Mallaig (break) - Glenfinnan - Fort William
The Jacobite (Afternoon Train) (West Coast Railway Company)
- To be confirmed Fort William - Glenfinnan - Mallaig (break) - Glenfinnan - Fort William
Thursday 12th June 2014
The Jacobite (West Coast Railway Company)
- To be confirmed Fort William - Glenfinnan - Mallaig (break) - Glenfinnan - Fort William
The Jacobite (Afternoon Train) (West Coast Railway Company)
- To be confirmed Fort William - Glenfinnan - Mallaig (break) - Glenfinnan - Fort William
Friday 13th June 2014
The Purbeck Explorer (Pathfinder Tours)
- DRS Class 37 x 2 Stafford (pu) - Tame Bridge Parkway (pu) - Stourbridge Junction (pu) - Kidderminster (pu) - Worcester Shrub Hill (pu) - Cheltenham Spa (pu) - Cam & Dursley (pu) - Bristol Parkway (pu) - Bath Spa - Westbury - Salisbury - Southampton (pu) - Bournemouth (sd) - Wareham - Corfe Castle (sd) - Swanage (break/rev) & return
The Jacobite (West Coast Railway Company)
- To be confirmed Fort William - Glenfinnan - Mallaig (break) - Glenfinnan - Fort William
The Jacobite (Afternoon Train) (West Coast Railway Company)
- To be confirmed Fort William - Glenfinnan - Mallaig (break) - Glenfinnan - Fort William
Saturday 14th June 2014
The Yorkshire Coronation (PMR Tours)
- WCRC Class 47 Lincoln (pu) - Nottingham (pu) - Derby (pu) -
- 46233 Derby - Alfreton (pu) - Chesterfield (pu) - York (sd) - Scarborough
- 46233 Scarborough (pu) - York (pu) - Chesterfield (sd) - Alfreton (sd) - Derby (sd) -
- WCRC Class 47 Derby - Nottingham (sd) - Lincoln
Cumbrian Coast Express (Railway Touring Company)
- 86259 London Euston (pu) - Watford Junction (pu) - Milton Keynes Central (pu) - Northampton (by service train to Rugby) - Rugby - Nuneaton - Crewe (pu) - Preston - Carnforth
- 45699 Carnforth - Grange-over-Sands - Barrow-in-Furness - Ravenglass - Sellafield - Workington (water) - Carlisle
- 45699 Carlisle - Penrith - Shap - Carnforth
- 86259 Carnforth - Preston - Crewe (sd) - Nuneaton (sd) - Rugby (sd) - Northampton (by service train from Rugby) - Milton Keynes Central (sd) - Watford Junction (sd) - London Euston
The Snowdonia Statesman (Statesman Rail)
- WCRC 47/57 Cambridge (pu) - Waterbeach (pu) - Ely (pu) - March (pu) - Whittlesea (pu) - Peterborough (pu) - Stamford (pu) - Oakham (pu) - Melton Mowbray (pu) - Leicester (pu) - Narborough (pu) - Hinckley (pu) - Nuneaton (pu) - Crewe - Chester - Llandudno Junction (rev) - Blaenau Ffestiniog (break/rev) & return
Cathedrals Express (Steam Dreams)
- 60009 Southend Central (pu) - Basildon (pu) - Upminster (pu) - Finsbury Park (pu) - Peterborough (pu) - Doncaster - York and return
The Axe And Otter (UK Railtours)
- SWT Class 159 London Waterloo (pu) - Woking (pu) - Basingstoke (pu) - Salisbury - Axminster (break/rev) & return
The White Rose II (UK Railtours)
- 4464 (60019) London Kings Cross (pu) - Potters Bar (pu) - Stevenage (pu) - Peterborough (pu) - York (break/rev) & return
The Whistling Ghost II (Vintage Trains)
- 5043 Tyseley Warwick Road (pu) - Birmingham Moor Street (pu) - Stourbridge Junction (pu) - Worcester Shrub Hill (pu) - Bristol Temple Meads (pu) - Taunton - Bishopos Lydeard
- WSR Steam Bishops Lydeard - Minehead (break/rev) - Bishops Lydeard
- 5043 Bishops Lydeard - Taunton - Bristol temple Meads (sd) - Worcester Shrub Hill (sd) - Stourbridge Junction (sd) - Birmingham Moor Street (sd) - Tyseley Warwick Road
Sunday 15th June 2014
Cumbrian Moorlander (Compass Tours)
- WCRC Class 47 (Pair) Holyhead (pu) - Llanfairpwll (pu) - Bangor (pu) - Llandudno Junction (pu) - Colwyn Bay (pu) - Rhyl (pu) - Flint (pu) - Shotton (pu) - Chester (pu) - Helsby (pu) - Frodsham (pu) - Warrington Bank Quay (pu) - Blackburn - Hellifield - Settle - Appleby - Carlisle and return
Australia
Europe
EC - Press Release.
Rail Transport: Simplifying procedures to achieve a Single European Railway Area
The European Commission welcomes the political agreement reached today at the Transport Council on the Technical Pillar of the Fourth Railway Package. The Technical Pillar includes three proposals of a comprehensive package of measures to deliver better quality and more choice in railway services in Europe: interoperability and safety directives and a new set of rules for the European Railway Agency.
Rail is a vital part of EU transport, with a key role in addressing rising traffic demand, congestion, fuel security and decarbonisation. But the rail sector is fragmented in national markets that entail a huge variety of rules and procedures for manufacturers and railway undertakings.
The Technical Pillar of the Fourth railway package addresses reforms that simplify procedures for manufacturers and railway undertakings bringing down rail operation costs.
Vice President Siim Kallas, European Commission Vice-President responsible for Transport said: "If we want a competitive rail sector, providing better and affordable services to the citizens in order to be able to compete at international level, we have to complete the rail internal market. This will only be possible if we remove the remaining technical barriers, increase economies of scale, decrease administrative costs, accelerate administrative procedures and avoid discrimination. I hope the success achieved today with the Technical Pillar will be followed by the other proposals of the Fourth Railway Package so that we can boost the rail sector and revitalise this declining market."
Simplification and effectiveness of procedures
The European Commission's objective is to cut the administrative costs of rail companies and facilitate the entrance of new operators into the market.
With these proposals, the European Rail Agency will become a "one stop shop" issuing EU wide vehicle authorisations for placing on the market as well as EU wide safety certificates for operators. Currently rail vehicle authorisations and safety certificates are issued by each Member State.
These measures would allow a 20% reduction in the time to market for new railway undertakings and a 20% reduction of the costs and duration for the authorisation of rolling stock. Overall, this should lead to a saving for companies of €500 million by 2025.
Next steps
The Council will start the discussions on the Market Pillar of the Fourth Railway Package until a political agreement is reached. Subsequently, the negotiations between the Council and the new European Parliament will start. The European Parliament already voted on all six elements of the Fourth railway package in its plenary meeting on 26 February.
Further information on the Fourth Railway Package:
---------------------------------------------------France.
Calling all train buffs with a spare £800,000.(The Telegraph)
SNCF 141R 568- in working order - is up for sale at just over £800,000
USA/Canada
States, railroads at odds over oil-train information.(The Columbian)
Lac-Mégantic: Devastated town puts rail company on notice.(Montreal Gazette)
North America’s rail regulators face safety concerns on oil transport.(FT.com)
Kings County challenges rail's environmental study.(TBJ Now)
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